It's A Jungle Inside

It's a jungle inside...your gut that is!

Sometimes You Eat The Bugs and Sometimes The Bugs Eat You

Have you ever heard of the 5 second rule? That's the rule that states you can eat any food that falls on the floor, so long as it hasn't been there longer than 5 seconds (many parents hate this rule). The idea is that if it stays there any longer, it will be colonized by microorganisms, and these microorganisms will mess you up. The attitude that microorganisms are to be feared is well founded. People die every year from the actions of microorganisms. But research shows that not all that is unseen is bad, and we actually depend on some of those little critters. What does this mean for the 5 second rule? Go ask your parent.